Extraordinary Music Workshop

7. – 13. srpnja 2025. – Varšava, Poljska

Jednotjedne radionice liturgijske glazbe na engleskom jeziku

Ovo je naš vodeći projekt stvoren za ljude koji vole liturgijsku glazbu. Pridružite nam se na ovoj tjedan dana dugoj konferenciji u srcu glavnog grada Poljske, prekrasne Varšave..

Prijavi Se Sada

Svjesni da je glazba vitalan element liturgije, želimo njegovati njezine tradicije, kao i postavljati nove smjerove za njezin organski razvoj. Naš program uključuje učenje zborske glazbe iz različitih razdoblja, uključujući pjevnu, ali ipak pobožnu suvremenu poljsku dominikansku polifoniju, kao i gregorijanski koral i bizantsko pjevanje, kako bismo vam pružili uvid u to kako koral funkcionira u različitim kršćanskim tradicijama.

Naša radionica počinje u ponedjeljak, 7. srpnja, ujutro. Preporučujemo sudionicima da stignu prethodnog dana, tj. u nedjelju, 6. srpnja. Radionica završava u nedjelju, 13. srpnja, oko 16 sati. Moguće je odjaviti se tog poslijepodneva, ali možda je praktičnije ostati dodatnu noć i odjaviti se u ponedjeljak, 14. srpnja. Dnevne aktivnosti održavat će se prvenstveno u crkvi sv. Ane i Dominikanskom samostanu sv. Jacka, a uključivat će pjevani Božanski časoslov, duhovne razgovore i mnoge prilike za istraživanje bogate povijesti Varšave.

Naše radionice zborske glazbe nude se za dvije razine vještina: 1) Početni / Srednji: potreban je određeni stupanj glazbene naobrazbe / zborskog iskustva, ali repertoar je jednostavan i čak ga osobe koje ne čitaju note lako mogu naučiti (ovdje je primjer); 2) Napredni / Profesionalni: dobrodošli su ljudi s glazbenim diplomama ili s bogatim iskustvom u zborskim izvedbama: dok će i dalje pjevati jednostavan “poljski dominikanski” SATB repertoar na dnevnim misama, većinu svog vremena za vježbanje posvetit će naprednijim djelima (primjer). Također nudimo radionice gregorijanskog korala za dvije razine vještina, početnu i naprednu, na temelju iskustva sudionika s gregorijanskim koralom.

Registration and Participation Rules

Our goal is safety and comfort of all the participants. We encourage you to register early to secure your spot.

Single room

40€

Price per night per room in student dorm.

  • Bathroom and kitchen for 2 rooms
  • Kettle, refrigerator, microwave oven
  • Elevator, laundry, Wi-Fi in the building
  • 20 minute walk to the workshop

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Participation

320€ or $336 July 7-13

A week of workshops with our distinguished faculty in the heart of Poland.

  • Daily Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours
  • Daily theology & spirituality talks
  • Evening concerts and other events
  • Pay by card (with Stripe) or PayPal

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Twin room

32€

Price per night for one bed in student dorm.

  • Bathroom and kitchen for 2 rooms
  • Kettle, refrigerator, microwave oven
  • Elevator, laundry, Wi-Fi in the building
  • 20 minute walk to the workshop

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If you still have any questions regarding our program, please feel free to contact the project manager, Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP.
Before you submit your application, please read the Rules of Participation.

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1. Read the description above. Please remember, all communication and workshops are in English (you can choose another group in Polish).

2. Fill the Signup Form – we need your contact details and decision if you want us to book your stay. Click on the link to confirm your email address.

3. Pay total Participation Fee in EUR/USD/GBP with any kind of card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayPal account (or wire transfer).

4. Now you are all set – see you in Warsaw this July. If you want to come with another person, they will need to fill the form once again.

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Livestream

We plan to broadcast live the Holy Mass concluding this year’s Extraordinary Music Workshop on Sunday, July 13. We invite you to be present live in the St. Dominic’s Church, a shrine to Our Lady of the Rosary or watch the livestream.

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Daily Schedule in 2025

  • Monday

    Sunday, July 6: 2 PM Check-in starts

    Monday, July 7

    8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
    9 AM Introduction to the workshop & Warm-up
    9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II
    11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)

    Around 12:45 Lunch break

    2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
    4 PM City walk
    5:20 PM Talk
    6:00 PM Opening Mass (with the Polish group)
    6:45 PM Vespers (with the Polish group)

    Dinner break

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday, July 8

    8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
    9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique
    9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II
    11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)

    Around 12:45 Lunch break

    2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
    4:00 PM Byzantine music, part 1
    5:15 PM Mass & Vespers (St. Anne’s)

    Dinner break

    8:15 PM Talk and Adoration

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday, July 9

    8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
    9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique
    9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II
    11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)

    Around 12:45 Lunch break

    2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
    4 PM Byzantine music, part 2
    5:20 Talk (Freta)
    6 PM Mass & Vespers (with the Polish group)

    Dinner break

    8:30 PM Paweł Bębenek’s concert

  • Thursday

    Thursday, July 10

    8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
    9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique
    9:30-11:00 AM Choir level I & II
    11:00 AM Talk
    11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)

    Around 12:45 Lunch break

    2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
    4:00 PM Byzantine music with Andrii for all, part 3
    5:15 PM Mass & Vespers (St. Anne’s)

    Dinner break

    8:30 PM St. Benedict’s Gregorian Chant Vigil

  • Friday

    Friday, July 11, the Feast of St. Benedict, Patron of Europe

    8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
    9:00-9:30 Warm-up & Vocal Technique sala pod kościołem: do 60 osób
    9:30-11:30 AM Choir level I & II sala pod kościołem: do 60 osób
    11:45-12:45 Chant p. 1 (level I & II)

    Around 12:45 Lunch break

    2:15-3:45 PM Chant p. 2 (level I & II)
    Break / City walk
    5:20 Talk (Freta)
    6 PM Mass & Vespers (with the Polish group)

    Dinner break

    8:30 PM Byzantine Service (in Polish)

  • Saturday

    Saturday, July 12: Walking Pilgrimage Day

    8:00 AM Walking pilgrimage to St. Dominic’s Church (11.2 km / 2h35m)
    Upon arrival: Akathist to the Theotokos (ca. 11:00)
    12 noon choir level I & II (90 minutes)

    1:30 PM Time for lunch

    2:00 PM choir level I & II (90 minutes)
    3:30 PM talk
    4:00 PM Mass at the Transfiguration chapel

    Free time, dinner

    8:30 PM Concert

  • Sunday

    Sunday, July 13

    8:30 AM Lauds (St. Anne’s)
    9 AM Talk at St. Anne’s
    9:30 AM Choir level I & II (St. Anne’s)
    10:30 AM Where do we go from here? Participants’ sharing (St. Anne’s)
    11:15 AM Coffee break

    Metro ride to Służew

    1 PM Workshop group presentation (Lower Church, Służew)
    2 PM Closing Mass (Main Church, Służew)

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Why Learn Liturgical Music With Us: a Few Testimonies

Fr. Lukasz Misko OP, DLC President, Kraków, Poland

Dr. Tim O’Malley of the University of Notre Dame (USA)

Andrea Baldazzi from Bologna, Italy

Aleksandra Runde from Liepāja, Latvia

Br. Augustinus Aerssens OP from the Netherlands

Julie Bellefeuille, a PhD student in South Bend, IN

See what our participants said about the 2022 edition:

All around a fantastic experience – even though we were very busy, it was a great way to pack a ton of learning into a short amount of time. I hope to be able to return next year, but even if I can’t I will be advertising the workshop to all my musically-inclined friends.

Peter
United States

I spontaneously signed up for this workshop after hearing about it from Dominican friends and I am so pleased I did: it was enriching, mentally, spiritually and musically. I want to say a big ‘Thank You!’ to Fr. Lukasz and team for their heroic work in the preparation and execution of this week, for it surely required tremendous effort from many people.  However, as we know, it’s team-work to get into Heaven and in this regard, it was a great joy to be united in prayer and song with so many other good souls – surely a foretaste of Heaven!

Aoífe-Maria
Ireland

I found the workshop intense (in a good way) and fun. Well worth the time investment. I would definitely come again.

Emanuel
Romania

I absolutely loved the week of workshops, meeting beautiful new friends, meeting Dominicans, who I have never had any opportunity to meet in Australia, and just being around like-minded Catholic individuals. I loved how the friars wished to spend time with us outside of our workshops, and I feel to have created a wonderful bond with the international group. I am SOOO grateful to have had the opportunity to come to Krakow. I feel it was a real God send! Thank you so much!!!

Grace
Australia

10th edition so far

See what the previous editions of Extraordinary Music Workshop looked like! We have been organizing them in Kraków since 2013.

EMW 2023 Recap Video & Playlist   7 minutes

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The program offered in English is incorporated into a larger Polish-language event, attended annually by over 300 people. This creates a unique opportunity to raise your heart and voice with what may be the largest choir you have ever sung in, but more importantly it gives a sense of unity of the Church gathered to worship from so many places around the world. We hope you will join us in Warsaw this summer!

Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP

project manager

Donkey the Coffee Truck

Participants of last year’s Extraordinary Music Workshops probably cannot imagine our event without the Osiołek (The Donkey) – a unique multimedia coffee truck in the monastery garden, provided by YoungTree Foundation. We are very happy that it will accompany us this year and we can’t wait for our first cup of aromatic coffee!

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Extraordinary Music Workshop 2025 will take place in Warsaw, Poland.

Daily Morning Prayer, Masses in English and some classes will be held at St. Anne’s Church, a gorgeous Baroque church overlooking the Royal Castle of Warsaw.
Masses in Polish for the entire workshop community as well as some classes will be held at the Dominican Church and Priory of Hyacinth in Warsaw’s Old Town district – see the picture.

Contact us:
Dominican Liturgical Center
Stolarska 6/30, 31-043 Kraków, Poland

phone 0048 12 430 19 34 ext. 0
e-mail: emw@warsztaty.mn
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